Case Studies
The work spoke for itself.
Thirteen projects across civil and concrete, asset protection, vegetation, buildings and vacuum excavation — delivered safely, on programme, with repeat scopes to show for it.
Civil & Concrete
Critical stabilisation project
Subsidence rectification under a live coal stacker.
Client / Scope: Subsidence RectificationLocation: Moranbah North CHPP, QLD
868m³
Concrete placed
14%
Under budget
3,649
Man-hours
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
The challenge
- ✓Stacker sinking along its rail track
- ✓3 m work windows, every second pier
- ✓Live coal cycles — no downtime allowed
The EMS response
- ✓Staged 2 m excavation under the rail beam footing
- ✓900 mm extension cast, every-second-pier sequencing
- ✓40 MPa pours timed around live stacking cycles
Value delivered
- ✓868 m³ of 40 MPa concrete placed
- ✓14% under budget, on programme
- ✓Zero recordable safety events
- ✓Repeat scope awarded on adjacent assets
Civil & Concrete
Pit G second portal entry
A second underground entry, delivered around live operations.
Client / Scope: Portal Entry ConstructionLocation: Aquila Mine, Pit G, QLD
2nd
UG entry / exit
1,500mm
Beam depth
T16
Structural piles
Follow-on
Awarded
The challenge
- ✓Second UG entry/exit needed for production continuity
- ✓Pile caps and 1,500 mm deep beams under existing portal
- ✓Spec mix, epoxy injection — first-time accuracy required
The EMS response
- ✓T16 pile caps installed under the existing portal
- ✓1,500 mm beams cast with 32 mm bar, 80 mm blinder
- ✓Hanson PMP/40/20/80 mix to spec
Value delivered
- ✓Second UG entry/exit delivered to specification
- ✓Existing structure held without movement
- ✓Repeat civil scope awarded on adjacent works
- ✓Same crew retained for follow-on portal works
Civil & Concrete
Water treatment circular slab
Bespoke circular form, single pour window, finished to spec.
Client / Scope: Circular Concrete SlabLocation: Water Treatment Plant, QLD
Critical
Path scope
Single
Pour window
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
Follow-on
Awarded
The challenge
- ✓Large diameter slab on critical-path water treatment infrastructure
- ✓Single pour window — no opportunity to re-pour
- ✓Bespoke circular formwork had to be built right the first time
The EMS response
- ✓Pre-pour clean and base course preparation
- ✓Bespoke circular formwork built and set to spec
- ✓Reo install across the full slab diameter
- ✓Single supervised pour with machine finish
Value delivered
- ✓Slab delivered to specification, on programme
- ✓Zero recordable safety events across the works
- ✓QA documentation handed back at completion
- ✓Repeat scope awarded on adjacent WTP works
Recovery & Vac
Conveyor belt recovery & reuse
Turning end-of-life conveyor belting into practical site value.
Client / Scope: Belt Recovery & ReuseLocation: Collinsville and partner sites, QLD
103
Rolls recovered
306t
Diverted from landfill
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
ESG
Aligned
The challenge
- ✓Used belting creates storage and removal headaches
- ✓Landfill disposal carries cost and environmental impact
- ✓Belt change-outs leave messy sites with nowhere to send the rolls
The EMS response
- ✓Removal and collection of waste belting during shutdowns and change-outs
- ✓Processing of belt material for industrial reuse
- ✓Repurposing into practical site and industrial applications
- ✓ESG-aligned reporting on diverted waste volumes
Value delivered
- ✓103 rolls recovered — 306 tonne diverted from landfill
- ✓Support for ESG and sustainability targets
- ✓Cost-effective waste management alternative
- ✓Tidier sites during major belt change-outs
Vegetation
Single-pass vegetation management
Single pass. No rework.
Client / Scope: Vegetation ManagementLocation: Callide Basin Mine, QLD
Single
Pass
2× CTL
Kubota SVL73-3
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
BreatheSafe
Cabs
The challenge
- ✓Brush and regrowth across mine infrastructure and rehab zones
- ✓Operating in MIA, haul roads, ROM pads, fuel farms and laydown areas
- ✓Operator dust and PM exposure to be managed at all times
The EMS response
- ✓Kubota SVL73-3 High Flow CTLs (×2), full RPM at the attachment
- ✓Mulcher, HD slasher and stick rake — gearbox-driven, chain-guarded
- ✓Spray trailers and brush cutters for tight-access detail work
- ✓BreatheSafe pressurised cabs with positive-pressure filtration
Value delivered
- ✓Single-pass mulching — no rework required
- ✓Firebreaks installed and rehab zones cleared
- ✓Zero recordable safety events across the works
- ✓Same crew available for follow-on regrowth campaigns
Buildings & Installs
Project building relocation
Disconnect, transport, rebuild. Live mine site, repeat outcome.
Client / Scope: Building RelocationLocation: Moranbah North, QLD
3-section
Building relocated
12×12m
Gable awning
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
Follow-on
Awarded
The challenge
- ✓Three-section project building to be moved across the MNC site
- ✓Live mine environment, fixed window, no rework allowed
- ✓Generator, electrical, plumbing and tie-downs all to be re-established
The EMS response
- ✓Building disconnected, split into 3 sections and transported
- ✓Level concrete pads prepped and poured at the new location
- ✓Building re-erected, sealed and re-flashed water-tight
- ✓Cyclone tie-downs, 20,000L water tank and gable awning installed
Value delivered
- ✓Building back in service within the planned window
- ✓Zero recordable safety events across the works
- ✓12 × 12m gable awning and water tank added as a site asset
- ✓Variation works absorbed without programme impact
Buildings & Installs
Dawson South ERT shed
Skillion shed for emergency response training, slab to handover.
Client / Scope: ERT Shed ConstructionLocation: Dawson South, QLD
8×8.2m
Skillion shed
6 piers
+ 100mm slab
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
Follow-on
Awarded
The challenge
- ✓New ERT training facility needed on a live mine site
- ✓Civil, structural and electrical scopes under one job
- ✓Tight footprint between existing buildings and services
The EMS response
- ✓6 reinforced concrete piers, 450 dia × 900 deep installed
- ✓100mm slab poured with single layer SL82 mesh
- ✓8 × 8.2m skillion frame and roof supplied and erected
- ✓Electrical run from existing board for lights and trickle feed
Value delivered
- ✓ERT shed delivered to specification, on programme
- ✓Zero recordable safety events across the works
- ✓Single contractor for civil, structural and electrical
- ✓QA documentation handed back at completion
Asset Protection
Burton blast & paint
Ongoing structural blast and paint, in-situ and yard, monthly call-off.
Client / Scope: Blast & PaintLocation: Burton Mine, QLD
Monthly
Call-off scope
8/6
Roster
0/0/0
FAC · MTI · LTI
Follow-on
Awarded
The challenge
- ✓Live coal-handling assets needing rolling refurb
- ✓Corroded structural steelwork and coating breakdown
- ✓Containment of blast media in a live plant environment
The EMS response
- ✓Encapsulation with brattice to contain media and dust
- ✓Abrasive blast of structural steel and crusher components
- ✓Inspect, mark-up and repair defective steelwork
- ✓Apply protective coating system to spec — EMS-owned plant on site
Value delivered
- ✓Coal-handling asset life extended
- ✓Zero recordable safety events across the works
- ✓Encapsulation kept media and dust off live plant
- ✓Repeat blast and paint scopes awarded
Buildings & Installs
Grosvenor bathhouse install
Install-only scope on a live site. Civil, structural, plumbing and fit-off.
Client / Scope: Bathhouse InstallationLocation: Grosvenor Mine, QLD
Live site
No shutdown
95 posts
+ 64Lm walkway
0/0
MTI · LTI
Follow-on
Awarded
The challenge
- ✓Footprint sat over live underground services
- ✓Fire main needed relocating to AS spec
- ✓Multi-trade scope, single contractor
- ✓Inclement weather across the build
The EMS response
- ✓Hydro-ex to locate live services
- ✓Fire main relocated outside footprint
- ✓95 posts and PFC supports installed
- ✓Modules craned in and fitted off; plumbing and fire connections completed
Value delivered
- ✓Bathhouse delivered and operational
- ✓Zero recordable safety events
- ✓Single contractor across all trades
- ✓QA pack and engineer sign-offs handed back
Recovery & Vac
Vacuum excavation services
Brand-new mining-spec fleet, ready to deploy across Queensland.
Client / Scope: Vacuum ExcavationLocation: Paget, Mackay, QLD
24/7
Response
Brand-new
Fleet
Mining-spec
Compliant
2006
In market since
The challenge
- ✓Non-destructive digging around live services
- ✓Safe and efficient service location
- ✓Liquid-waste pump out and removal
The EMS response
- ✓Industrial cleaning of plants and sites
- ✓Sump and pit cleaning — mining and ports
- ✓Conveyor and processing area clean-downs
- ✓Trained crews mobilised from Mackay base
Value delivered
- ✓24/7 emergency callout — spill response and clean-up
- ✓Hazardous waste handling and containment
- ✓Suited to mining, ports and rail sites
- ✓Trusted by industry since 2006
Civil & Concrete
Shaft cap lowering
Shaft cap demolished and a slab poured for the new rail to run over the top.
Client / Scope: Shaft Cap Demolition & SlabLocation: Moranbah North Rail Diversion, QLD
43m³
Concrete removed
24m³
Stabilised sand
500kg
Steel liner removed
7m³
Concrete poured
The challenge
- ✓No as-constructed drawings to work from
- ✓Unknown steel and concrete quantities in the cap
- ✓Concrete strength not as planned
- ✓16 m subsidence within the shaft
The EMS response
- ✓18 m³ steel fibre and 25 m³ mass fill concrete broken out
- ✓Shaft backfilled with 24 m³ of stabilised sand
- ✓2 m of 1.5 m dia shaft liner cut and removed
- ✓4 x 4 x 0.45 m slab formed and poured over the shaft
Value delivered
- ✓Cap lowered, slab aligned with the new rail network
- ✓Quick problem solving kept the job on schedule
- ✓Client kept informed daily and involved in decisions
- ✓As-constructed drawings handed to the client
Civil & Concrete
South Curragh drainage
Ongoing drain clearing and unblocking to keep wash plant water flowing.
Client / Scope: Drainage ClearingLocation: South Curragh CHPP, QLD
800m
Drains cleared
200t
Coal removed
200m
Bund reinstated
600m²
Pad cleared
The challenge
- ✓Coal build-up blocking CHPP drains
- ✓Vehicle and plant interactions
- ✓Working in with scheduled shutdowns
- ✓Uneven ground, hard-to-reach places
The EMS response
- ✓Inspect and plan excavation works
- ✓Remove coal build-up from the drains
- ✓Reinstate bunds, redirect water flow
- ✓Clear drainage beds and consolidate spoil piles
Value delivered
- ✓Wash plant water flowing as intended
- ✓Water and coal spoil removed from CHPP infrastructure
- ✓Water basins ready for the wet season and heavy rain
- ✓Scope ongoing since August 2026
Asset Protection
CHPP spoil removal
Coal spoil and nib wall removal with the wash plant running.
Client / Scope: Spoil & Nib Wall RemovalLocation: South Curragh CHPP, QLD
~4,700m³
Spoil removed
45m
Nib wall removed
Full floor
Wash plant one
Full floor
Crusher
The challenge
- ✓Spoil build-up limiting crew access
- ✓Nib walls restricting cleaning
- ✓Machinery in very tight spaces
- ✓Multiple moving parts close by
The EMS response
- ✓~4,700 m³ of coal spoil removed
- ✓45 m of nib wall demolished
- ✓Drainage paths restored to stop water pooling
- ✓Areas around conveyors and crushers cleaned
Value delivered
- ✓No disruption to production
- ✓Safe access for maintenance and inspection crews
- ✓Faults show up sooner with less build-up
- ✓Scope ongoing since April 2026